Southampton line up Paulo Sousa if Mark Hughes loses to Manchester United

Southampton & Paulo Sousa

If the Times are spot on, Paulo Sousa may soon be the new manager at Southampton.

According to the broadsheet, Paulo Sousa has been lined up to replace Mark Hughes at St Mary’s.

Southampton have already held talks with Paulo Sousa about the appointment. The Times have revealed:

The Portuguese coach is understood to have attended Southampton’s 3-2 defeat at Fulham last weekend and has emerged as their preferred successor should they choose to sack Hughes.

Mark Hughes vs Manchester United

Southampton take on Man United in the Premier League this Saturday.

Of course, Saints boss Mark Hughes had a stellar playing career at Old Trafford.

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If Hughes hopes to retain his current job, belief is Southampton need to beat United. The Times report:

Hughes is likely to be given one more match to turn things around – against Manchester United on Saturday – but another defeat could spell the end of his eight-month spell in charge.

Southampton are third bottom of the league with 8 points. Indeed, they are only off the bottom on goal difference ahead of Fulham and Cardiff.

Southampton are in woeful form. They are winless in seven matches, while they come into the Man United game on the back of defeats to Fulham and Leicester.

Paulo Sousa’s managerial record

Is Paulo Sousa really the guy to turn things around on the south coast?

Paulo Sousa has some experience in English football having previously been in charge of QPR, Swansea and Leicester.

But the Portuguese failed to make a major impact at any of those clubs.

At Swansea, he lead the club  to an eighth-place finish in the Championship in the 2009/10 campaign.

Sousa was sacked from Leicester in 2010 after picking up one win in the opening nine matches of the season.

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